Fairly easy pattern with dramatic effect
Follow color changes indicated in pattern or vary based on your preferences
SPECIAL STITCH:
3 dc cluster: Work 1 dc but pull through 2 loops once only; yo and make a 2nd dc in space and pull through 2 loops once only; yo and make 3rd dc in space and pull through 2 loops once; then yo and pull through all loops on hook.
Color changes are indicated in pattern below but you can vary depending on your preferences.
START
Ch 3; do NOT join.
ROW 1 (CENTER)
In first chain (serves as ring), work 9 dcs in ring. (10 dcs). Join with sl st.
Change color.
ROW 2 (RING AROUND CENTER)
Ch 1 and sc into same st, then 2 sc into each dc around (20 sc). Sl st into ch 1. Join new color.
ROW 3 (CENTER FLOWER)
WORK IN FRONT LOOPS ONLY of row 2 stitches. (You'll be working in back loops for Row 4).
*Ch 7, skip one st, sl st into next ch (forms a small picot at the top of petal), sc, hdc, hdc, dc, dc into remaining ch.
On the circle, skip one st and sl st into next sc** (this completes your first petal). Repeat * to ** 9 more times, ending with a slip st into base of initial ch 7 (10 petals).
Don't worry if you only have 9 petals instead of 10. As long as the petals look good, that's fine.
Change color.
ROW 4 (FOUNDATION FOR OUTER PETALS)
Pull petals to front and WORK IN BACK LOOPS from Row 2. Work *3 sc, ch 2 and skip 1 sc**. Continue to work around. Join.
Do NOT change color.
ROW 5 (OUTER PETAL ROW 1)
To start, slip st into next ch 2 space.
In ch2 space, ch 3 (counts as 1st dc), 2dc, ch 2, *3 dc cluster (see special stitch above), ch 2**. Move to next ch 2 space and repeat * to ** 6 more times (8 clusters). Join with sl st to top of starting ch 3.
Attach new color in any ch-2 space.
ROW 6 (OUTER PETAL ROW 2)
In the ch-2 space between the 3 dc cluster, [ch 3, 2dc, ch 2, 3 dc cluster]. *In next space work [3dc cluster, ch 2, 3 dc cluster]**, repeat * to ** 6 more times. Join with sl st to top of starting ch 3.
ROW 6 (OUTER PETAL ROW 2)
You'll be working only in the ch-2 spaces, not in any of the dc clusters.
In the ch 2 space, work [ch3, 5 dc, ch 3, sl st to 1st ch (picot formed), 6 dc], sl st in next ch-2 space, move to next ch-2 space. *Work [6dc, ch 3, sl st to 1st ch (picot formed), 6 dc], sl st in next ch-2 space**, repeat * to ** 6 more times. Join with sl st to top of starting ch 3.
Fasten off.
Finish.
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